Black ice making county roads dangerous

12:52 PM,
Feb. 14, 2014

The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office is warning drivers of deceptively slick roads.

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Sheboygan Press Media

Roads throughout Sheboygan County have been deceptively slick and hazardous today,the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says.

Calling the situation "chaotic," Lt. Mark Rupnik said the number of calls for accidents and cars in ditches were unexpectedly high Friday morning.

The problem, Rupnik said, is the salt that's been spread on highways is doing its job and melting the blowing snow, but that is promptly freezing up because of the extreme cold temperature of the ground. ...